fortress

英 [ˈfɔːtrəs] 美 [ˈfɔːrtrəs]

n.  城堡; 堡垒; 要塞; 设防的地方

复数:fortresses过去分词:fortressed

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 城堡;堡垒;要塞;设防的地方
    a building or place that has been made stronger and protected against attack
    1. a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts
      由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇
    2. Fear of terrorist attack has turned the conference centre into a fortress.
      由于害怕恐怖分子袭击,会议中心已变成了堡垒。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 堡垒;防御阵地;要塞
    A fortress is a castle or other large strong building, or a well-protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter.
    1. ...a 13th-century fortress.
      13 世纪的堡垒

双语例句

  1. The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light.
    低悬的太阳将黄灿灿的阳光泻在堡垒的墙壁上。
  2. The fortress was proof against the techniques of attack then in use
    该防御工事能抵御当时所使用的各种进攻手段。
  3. The easiest way to capture a fortress is from within.
    堡垒是最容易从内部攻破的。
  4. A valiant assault force does not fear a strong fortress.
    攻坚不怕堡垒硬。
  5. The general hastened to the relief of the fortress.
    将军火速前往救援该要塞。
  6. They marched on the enemy's fortress.
    他们向敌人的要塞进军。
  7. They made an attempt on a fortress.
    他们试图夺取这一要塞。
  8. This is an impregnable fortress.
    这个堡垒是攻不破的。
  9. And then he went back to his mountain fortress to create a mate for his monster.
    然后他就回到了他山中的城堡里,给他的怪物做了个配偶。
  10. I had no idea I was moving into a fortress.
    真没想到我是搬到了座城堡里。
  11. Our soldiers laid siege to the enemy fortress.
    我们的战士包围了敌人的堡垒。
  12. The site also contains a fortress and a lighthouse, which is the oldest in China.
    站点也包含一个堡垒和一座灯塔,是最老在中国。
  13. The scenery described in the Cen Can frontier fortress poetry has directly embodied the connotation of the sublime beauty.
    岑参边塞诗中的景色描写,直观地体现了崇高美的内涵。
  14. Am I the first to find this Arcane fortress?
    我是第一个找到这神秘要塞的吗?
  15. The poet used be a soldier, he has written many poems to describe the frontier fortress.
    军伍出身的诗人,写了很多描写边塞的诗歌。
  16. I'd build you a fortress.
    我会为你建一座城堡。
  17. China, for the Great Wall and from Peru for Machu Picchu, the fortress city of the Incas.
    长城的祖国中国和印加要塞马丘比丘的祖国秘鲁。
  18. It feels as though we have ascended a medieval stone fortress.
    感觉就像登上了一座中世纪的城堡。
  19. He led an assault on the enemy's fortress.
    他领导了对敌人要塞的进击。
  20. The soldiers seized the fortress.
    士兵们攻占了要塞。
  21. They have delivered the fortress.
    他们放弃了这一要塞。
  22. They took the enemy fortress by surprise.
    他们突然袭击了敌人要塞。
  23. The fortress is only half open.
    毕竟堡垒的大门只敞开了一半。
  24. Are you my last fortress, which provides me with sufficient warmth and sense of security?
    是不是我心底最后退守的城堡?给我最充足的温暖和安全感。
  25. Fortress: a fortified place, especially a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town.
    要塞,构筑了堡垒的地方,尤指大的、永久性的军事驻地,常包括一个城镇。
  26. So he banished him to an icy fortress.
    因此他把他放逐到一个寒冷的城堡里。
  27. Their troops were defeated and their fortress was seized at dawn.
    他们的部队被击败了,堡垒也在黎明时被占领了。
  28. The army retreated from the ruined fortress.
    军队撤离了倒毁的堡垒。
  29. The fortress was literally destroyed.
    那要塞的的确确被破坏了。
  30. The novel Fortress Besieged represents Qian Zhongshu's greatest literary understanding of existentialism philosophy.
    小说《围城》是钱钟书对存在主义哲学的最高文学领悟。

同义词辨析

  castle fort fortress【导航词义:城堡】

  castle n. 城堡

〔辨析〕指古代为了防御敌人进攻而修建的庞大而坚固的建筑物。

〔例证〕
Visitors to the castle are asked not to take photographs.
来城堡参观者不得拍照。
Most castles were built on hilltops.
多数城堡建在山顶上。

  fort n. 要塞,堡垒

〔辨析〕指在重要之地修建的建筑物或建筑群,常围有高墙,用于屯兵守卫。

〔例证〕
There are many forts on the coastline.
海岸线上有许多要塞。
The attack succeeded, and the fort was taken.
袭击成功,拿下了堡垒。

  fortress n. 要塞,堡垒

〔辨析〕指比 fort 大的堡垒,用于防御。

〔例证〕
Our soldiers took over the fortress.
我们的士兵占领了那个要塞。
The easiest way to capture a fortress is from within.
堡垒最容易从内部攻破。

英英释义

noun

  1. a fortified defensive structure

      Synonym:    fort